Black-patched Cracker (Hamadryas atlantis [Godman & Salvin])
Wing span: Not reported.
Identification: Upperside is mottled gray, brown, and white. Lower surface of forewing is white with a black patch on outer half and 5 black lines across the cell.
Life history: Unlike the other Hamadryas species, the males of H. atlantis have not been heard making noise when they fly.
Flight: Many flights from May-November in Mexico.
Caterpillar hosts: Vine Dalechampia in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae).
Adult food: Rotting fruit and other non-floral resources.
Habitat: Dry, open valley bottoms with trees.
Range: Honduras north through tropical America to Mexico; a rare stray in southeastern Arizona.
